To my two greatest friends in the whole world! I knew the time would come when we would part ways and go about our lives upon graduation. Even so, while we may have chosen different schools and moved to different locations across the state, there is something I need to say before we get sucked into our new lives. All I need to say to sum up more than five years of friendship is thank you.

Thank you for everything you’ve done and for all you will still continue to do for me. To be honest, making friends was never a problem, but I was never too quick to open up to someone just for making me smile. Yet, you did so much more than that. Not only did you make me smile, you made me laugh so hard I cried. Not only did you cheer me up, you made forget why I was even upset. You didn’t just provide company, you became like sisters, people who would never leave me no matter how ridiculous I became!

Were there days I wanted to throw you both across the ocean and watch you swim back in evil amusement? Sure, but I’m positive you felt the same about me sometimes. No matter what I said or did, you guys never left my side and you were always there whenever I needed you. A shoulder to cry on, a motivator, my spirit animal, my SpongeBob buddy, my ranting pal, you were anything and everything! Yet, you did more for me than you truly realize. I never mentioned it, but you two actually saved my life once.

And when I was going through a rough time where everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Where every day I was fighting with my parents, I was struggling to leave a religion I was forced to be a part of, my musical talents were lacking despite how hard I worked, my managers hated me for no apparent reason at my job and I was desperately single and thought myself worthless and undesirable because of it. I wanted nothing more than to just disappear. You called me to ask if I was okay and put a day aside just for me; you put in the effort to keep me around, to keep me as a friend. You saw worth in me when I thought I was a waste of space, you saw a friend when I saw nothing and you forced me to push past everything bringing me down when I thought it wasn’t worth it anymore. I never told you that, and it may seem petty, but you saved me from making a huge mistake.

I wish I told you before we all left, but thank you for all you’ve done. Thank you for being my sisters and thank you for being there when I know I didn’t deserve it. I look forward to a future with you by my side. Again, thank you—for everything.